I've recently been developing a great appreciation for Lewis and his writings. In the past few months I've read (for the first time) the Narnian series, Till We Have Faces, On Stories and other essays on literature, and the Great Divorce. I've also read parts of The Four Loves, Surprised by Joy, the Screwtape letters, Perelandra, The Preface to Paradise Lost, and Mere Christianity. Those that I haven't completed are some of the next on my list of books to read. I can't seem to get my fill of his writing. :-)

Anyone have recommendations for other Lewis writings that I should check into?

Anyone have recommendations for other Lewis writings that I should check into?

All three volumes of his collected letters.

The Problem of Pain.

God in the Dock.

always refreshing to see that the thinklings haven't forgotten their roots. see you at the bird and baby.

Lewis was my favorite author from the moment I read Mere Christianity. I had read Narnia as a child and it was wonderful to discover that the creator of such wonderful fantasy could also make plain the timeless truths of the Word of God. In Mere Christianity I found that my faith is reasonable, rational, and logical - exactly how my mind works. In Surprised By Joy I found a kindred spirit when it comes to imagination and outlook on the world.

I picked up a 12-in-1 compendium of Lewis' books in Sydney for only about $20. It is one of my most worn-out books. :)

Mrs. W x: Did you read the sequel, of sorts, to Screwtape? It's a short essay called Screwtape Proposes a Toast, and it is a scathing indictment of public education. Also, The World's Last Night / Men Without Chests collection is excellent as well.

Hey I was waiting for a post that was CS Lewis-related. Did you guys know that there is going to be a movie of The Screwtape Letters?

First I heard that it was the same people who are making the Narnia movies, but actually it's just the same production company. The writer/director was the writer of Braveheart, and also did We Were Soldiers.

What is the plot going to be?

I can't see a movie staying true to the book, because the book had no plot.

Bird and Inklingstar, Thanks for the recommendations-- I'll have to check those out.

Lewis died in 1963, and, I think, his writings are fast becoming what our MTV culture would consider to be "ancient." I fear that Lewis, like most writers of antiquity, will be remembered more by what other people write about him, rather than by what he wrote himself.

It really grieves me to see how Lewis's reputation has fared in the evangelical world over the past couple of decades. Some people, whose knees begin to jerk at the sound of any story that has a magic spell in it, say he is evil. (NOTE: I will not be drawn into an argument on Harry Potter.) And alot of other folks are just too, well, ignorant to appreciate his apologetic writings. A friend of mine a couple of years back once sighed over Mere Chrstianity and said, "That book is totally unreadable." She said this without the slightest bit of embarrassment, like she would have said, "The sky is blue." And she has a B.A. and an M.A. from some fairly reputable state schools. I think American society has dumbed down alot over the past thirty years, and despite homeschooling efforts etc., this trend has made its way into Americna evangelicalism too.

"Jack" wrote specifically for the common man and today many of us think you have to have a Ph.D. to understand him. I know God loves everyone, the wise and the foolish. But a worry is growing in the back of my mind: Just how dumb can you be before you can't understand the gospel well enough to accept it, and what happens then? And by dumb, I don't mean just lacking intellectual ability. I mean stubbornly -- even pridefully -- refusing to learn anything beyond what you need to bring home your paycheck or turn on a TV set.

Some people, whose knees begin to jerk at the sound of any story that has a magic spell in it, say he is evil.